{"id":554,"date":"2007-11-06T23:10:18","date_gmt":"2007-11-07T04:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jayandcarissa.com\/carissa\/blog\/?p=554"},"modified":"2007-11-06T23:10:18","modified_gmt":"2007-11-07T04:10:18","slug":"road-trip-and-a-restaurant-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/?p=554","title":{"rendered":"road trip and a restaurant review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.google.com\/carissaabc\/RzE0w6MqoHI\/AAAAAAAADCA\/KoCR9v0Kijs\/IMGP5944.JPG?imgmax=720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>sort of last minute today, i decided that i would go take care of one of my upcoming class assignments.\u00c2\u00a0 that involved visiting the children&#8217;s area of a library&#8211;not my own&#8211;and noting some things about the way they have things organized, their programs, etc&#8230;.\u00c2\u00a0 i chose to visit a library that&#8217;s about an hour drive from my house because they also have a good baby storytime program that i wanted to observe.\u00c2\u00a0 i had a great time watching their programs and chatting with the librarians afterwards.\u00c2\u00a0 i found out about a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puppetkit.com\/c\/60\">fantastic puppet-making book<\/a> and learned a few new rhymes for baby storytime.<\/p>\n<p>when i finally got done gathering all of the information i needed for class, it was 2:00 and i needed lunch.\u00c2\u00a0 i asked the librarian for a local recommendation and she pointed me to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlevillagecafe.com\/\">this place<\/a> which was just down the street.\u00c2\u00a0 maybe it was just because i&#8217;d waited so long for lunch, but everything looked incredibly delicious and i had a difficult time deciding what to order.\u00c2\u00a0 i finally settled on one of the daily specials&#8211;a blackened gorgonzola burger.\u00c2\u00a0 wow.\u00c2\u00a0 it was sooooooooooooo good.\u00c2\u00a0 here&#8217;s a picture:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.google.com\/carissaabc\/RzE0QqMqoFI\/AAAAAAAADBw\/PtN5y_xhgcs\/IMGP5925.jpg?imgmax=512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>it was served with a side of lightly seasoned corn chips and yummy salsa (a nice change from the usual potato options).\u00c2\u00a0 it was so tasty that i chose not to eat a mint afterwards (despite my rather bad breath) because i wanted to savor the flavor a little longer (don&#8217;t worry, i was in the car, alone for the next hour or so).\u00c2\u00a0 i also enjoyed this neon sign above their door:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"241\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.google.com\/carissaabc\/RzE0S6MqoGI\/AAAAAAAADB4\/uqk0ayXGiWU\/IMGP5926.jpg?imgmax=720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>i was completely full from my large lunch, but the librarian had also specifically raved about their desserts, and i&#8217;d been tempted by the dessert menu through the entire meal, so i ordered one to go.\u00c2\u00a0 my first choice was the pumpkin bourbon cheesecake, but they were out of that, so instead i got the caramel apple cheesecake.\u00c2\u00a0 i had some when i got home later.\u00c2\u00a0 deeeee-lish.<\/p>\n<p>:) :) :) :) :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sort of last minute today, i decided that i would go take care of one of my upcoming class assignments.\u00c2\u00a0 that involved visiting the children&#8217;s area of a library&#8211;not my own&#8211;and noting some things about the way they have things &hellip; 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